Yvonne Lawson, mother of knife victim tells her story #StopKnifeCrime

Yvonne Lawson, mother of knife victim tells her story #StopKnifeCrime

The Met is stepping up activity to tackle knife crime, to coincide with the introduction of new sentencing guidelines for dealing with people who carry knifes.

Yvonne Lawson had her 17 year old son, Godwin Lawson, tragically taken from her when he was fatally stabbed on the streets of Hackney in 2010 and she has been campaigning about the dangers of knife crime ever since.